Kirsten & Xavier

Friendly couple, both working in animal conservation/charity sector, looking to house sit!

About Kirsten & Xavier

Hi! I’m 32 and work as a researcher at Dogs Trust. I completed my PhD at ZSL London Zoo, focusing on amphibian conservation. I love yoga, drawing and playing the clarinet. My parter, Xavier, is 34 and works at ZSL London Zoo as a wildlife biologist. His PhD focused on bird migration, and he loves to read.

We both love animals and outdoors activ...

Hi! I’m 32 and work as a researcher at Dogs Trust. I completed my PhD at ZSL London Zoo, focusing on amphibian conservation. I love yoga, drawing and playing the clarinet. My parter, Xavier, is 34 and works at ZSL London Zoo as a wildlife biologist. His PhD focused on bird migration, and he loves to read.

We both love animals and outdoors activities (especially hill walking and wandering through woods). Together we have significant experience of animal care and husbandry. We’re very friendly, respectful and love travelling. Please feel free to contact us if you would like us to housesit :-)

Why we want to house sit

Mostly because we love animals and love to travel!

Our experience

Due to our jobs and skills, we have cared for a huge number of animals including: cats, dogs, birds (farm and birds of prey), fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, horses, insects and bugs. We're active members of borrowmydoggy.com and have both housesat for friends and family several times.

Reviews (8)

Briana - London, United Kingdom

19 October - 28 October 2018

Kirsten and Xavier are not just animal lovers, they get animal behaviour. Both of our cats were incredibly well looked after. I would highly recommend them for the obvious experience and deep care they bring, their communication and responsiveness was also outstanding. We came home from our trip ... + More

Kirsten and Xavier are not just animal lovers, they get animal behaviour. Both of our cats were incredibly well looked after. I would highly recommend them for the obvious experience and deep care they bring, their communication and responsiveness was also outstanding. We came home from our trip to not only find the house spotless, but our cats were super content. It’s obvious they played with them, cuddled them and met all of their needs. They even had our laziest of cats interested in playing again!

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Caroline And Richard - Battersea, United Kingdom

24 October - 27 October 2018

We didn’t meet Kirsten but her partner Xav was brilliant. Hunter clearly had a great time with him. He was good at communication and sent regular photos of fun walks in the park. We returned home to find it spotless and a very happy relaxed dog. The whole experience from booking was seemless wit... + More

We didn’t meet Kirsten but her partner Xav was brilliant. Hunter clearly had a great time with him. He was good at communication and sent regular photos of fun walks in the park. We returned home to find it spotless and a very happy relaxed dog. The whole experience from booking was seemless with them. Five stars or more, very many thank!

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Alan - London, United Kingdom

04 October - 13 October 2018

Kirsten and Xavier were really easy to deal with from the interview to the house sit they were communicative and flexible. We have 5 cats and one with an eye condition that requires special care every day which was not a problem for them to deal with. They were thoughtful enough to send photos of... + More

Kirsten and Xavier were really easy to deal with from the interview to the house sit they were communicative and flexible. We have 5 cats and one with an eye condition that requires special care every day which was not a problem for them to deal with. They were thoughtful enough to send photos of our furry friends and it was plain to see that they bonded well. The house was left neat and tidy which was great to return to after our week away. I would have no qualms in recommending them to anyone who needs their pet(s) and home taken good care of.

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About Kirsten & Xavier

Hi! I’m 32 and work as a researcher at Dogs Trust. I completed my PhD at ZSL London Zoo, focusing on amphibian conservation. I love yoga, drawing and playing the clarinet. My parter, Xavier, is 34 and works at ZSL London Zoo as a wildlife biologist. His PhD focused on bird migration, and he loves to read.

We both love animals and outdoors activities (especially hill walking and wandering through woods). Together we have significant experience of animal care and husbandry. We’re very friendly, respectful and love travelling. Please feel free to contact us if you would like us to housesit :-)

Hi! I’m 32 and work as a researcher at Dogs Trust. I completed my PhD at ZSL London Zoo, focusing on amphibian conservation. I love yoga, drawing and playing the clarinet. My parter, Xavier, is 34 and works at ZSL London Zoo as a wildlife biologist. His PhD focused on bird migration, and he loves to read.

We both love animals and outdoors activities (especially hill walking and wandering through woods). Together we have significant experience of animal care and husbandry. We’re very friendly, respectful and love travelling. Please feel free to contact us if you would like us to housesit :-)

Why we want to house sit

Mostly because we love animals and love to travel!

Our experience

Due to our jobs and skills, we have cared for a huge number of animals including: cats, dogs, birds (farm and birds of prey), fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, horses, insects and bugs. We're active members of borrowmydoggy.com and have both housesat for friends and family several times.